Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide 2009

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Prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide 2009. Species size4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 southern pine. Prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide based on the 2009 international residential code where applicable provisions and details contained in this document are based on the international residential code irc bracketed text references applicable sections of the irc. 6 prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide american wood council table 3a. 6 prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide american wood council table 3a.
6 dca 6 prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide effective june 1 2013 design values for all grades and sizes of visually graded southern pine and mixed sout hern pine lumber 2 4 thick will change. Joist spans l less than or equal to. Joist spans l less than or equal to. Dimension lumber deck beam spans lb 1 supporting a single span of joists with or without overhangs.
Joists may bear on the beam and extend past the beam centerline up to l j 4 as shown in. Af pa s prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide dca 6 was developed in 2007 to provide a concise rec ommendation for wood deck construction based on provisions of the international. The prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide is fantastic. Prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide 5 american forest paper association beam size assembly requirements deck beam spans shall be in accordance with table 3 and can extend past the post centerline up to l b 4 as shown in figure 3.
To ensure that you always have the latest version of the document follow this link to download a free copy of the most current prescriptive residential wood deck. Species size4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 southern pine. Director of technical media af pa s american wood council. Wood deck guide updated to 2009 irc john buddy showalter p e.
Dimension lumber deck beam spans l b 1 for joists framing from one side only. To the 2009 irc version of design for code acceptance no. American wood council prescriptive residential wood deck construction guide based on the 2009 international residential code this document is subject to updates and revisions.